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how do you say "krommer"

Author: janlynn
Date: 2012-01-26 13:46

is it Croemer or Crahmer?

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Re: how do you say "krommer"

Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2012-01-26 15:05

Krommer rhymes with "chrome." However, his original name was Krâmer, pronounced sort of like the German "ä," so "Krehmer" will also be OK. (The name is often given as Krâmer/Krommer, which disrespectful guys who don't like the concerto pronounce "Crammer/chromer.") I know, TMI.

Ken Shaw

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Re: how do you say "krommer"

Author: Katrina
Date: 2012-01-26 15:06

Or "Kromarzh"? In the Czech version of his name it ends with the "r" with the "v" on top which is pronounced "rzh" like in Dvorak....

I never know how I "should" pronounce it either...

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Re: how do you say "krommer"

Author: janlynn
Date: 2012-01-26 15:36

hey thanks! ken very interesting - no, not TMI

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Re: how do you say "krommer"

Author: Chris P
Date: 2012-01-26 15:54

I've always heard 'Krommer' pronounced as seen - which rhymes with 'comma'.

Interesting thing about the pronunciation of Dvorak - a four part documentary on BBC titled 'Symphony' had Dvorak's grandson in it and he pronouned the name 'Dvorak' as Vor'-zhak without the D at the beginning. That's how I've always pronounced it but do hear a lot of people pronounce it as Da-vor'-zhak, so I'll stick with how I've always pronounced it as that's how his grandson says it - as he's Czech and it's his surname he ought to know best.

And the Czech former Berlin Phil principal hornist Radek Baborak pronounces his surname as it's seen as well - I thought it might be Ba-bor-zhak which rhymes with Dvorak, but it isn't.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
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Re: how do you say "krommer"

Author: rtmyth
Date: 2012-01-26 15:58

Like you say the Moldau in Czech.

richard smith

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Re: how do you say "krommer"

Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2012-01-26 22:52

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehKGlT2EW1Q
(pay attention to 0:35!)

(but no, it's not pronounced Throatwobbler Mangrove)

--
Ben

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